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Congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscles type 1 with progression of ophthalmoplegia.
European journal of medical research - 17 Aug 2005
Hanisch F, Bau V, Zierz S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles type 1 (CFEOM1) is a congenital, non-progressive autosomal-dominant disorder with bilateral oculomotor nerve palsy due to mutations in the kinesin motor protein gene KIF21A. - RESULTS: We present a 60-year old patient with CFEOM1 due to the common C2860T mutation in KIF21A. At the age of 37, he complained about newly occurred diplopia, which implies the...
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